CALGARY - The Mount Royal University Cougars hosted the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack to a lively game on Kenyon Court. 

The set scores were: 25-16, 25-23, 25-21.

For Thompson Rivers, Olga Savenchuk led with 12 points, 10 of which were kills. For Mount Royal, Haley Roe ended with 14 points made up of all kills.

Mount Royal's Dholi Thokbuom opened the scoring for the night, but Thompson Rivers soon took the advantage and found an early lead. The Cougars were able to close the gap at 11 points and snuck into the lead thanks to several attack errors. They ran away with the score, ending the set trading kills with the WolfPack. 

The teams were on an even footing for the second set, matching each other's points. Neither side were able to take command of the play until the timeout. The WolfPack soon found their pace and took the lead. At 20 points, Mount Royal took control of the court once more, landing a series of kills to win the set. 

The third opened with an early lead for Mount Royal with the WolfPack quickly coming up to pace. Thompson Rivers was landing their kills to match the score at 16, catching the Cougars off guard. However, they soon found their feet once more to leap ahead and take the match with a narrow lead. 

The teams will play once more for the season on Saturday, January 18th, on Kenyon Court. It will be broadcasted live on CanadaWest.tv, presented by Co-op.